Will Slade

Will Slade (born 24 October 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Will Slade
Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-10-24) 24 October 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Scotch College / Oakleigh U18
Debut	Round 19, 2002, Geelong vs. St Kilda, at Docklands
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2006	Geelong	17 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2002 NAB Cup winners, 2006
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

In round 19, 2002, Slade debuted for the Geelong Football Club. He played four senior games in his first year. Slade managed only 11 games between 2002 and 2005 due to chronic osteitis pubis.

Slade was delisted and redrafted in after the 2005 season. He played the first seven games of the 2006 season and had a big impact in the 2006 pre-season final.^[1]

Slade was delisted again at the end of the 2006 season,^[2] and despite training with Hawthorn prior to the pre-season draft,^[3] was not selected.